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EPISODE
SEASON
Black-ish - Season 2 Episode 01: The Word
Andre 'Dre' Johnson Sr., an African-American advertising executive who tries to pass on some of his urban culture to his seemingly uninterested children. Like any parents, Andre 'Dre' and Rainbow Johnson want to give their children the best. But their offspring's childhood is turning out to be much different than theirs. As he defines what the American dream means to his family in a multi-cultural world, one idea keeps surfacing. It appears that in this melting pot called America, we are all a little black-ish.
23 September 1972, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
21 October 1983, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
16 February 1981, San Antonio, Texas, USA
15 July 1971, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
2 September 1973, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
31 January 1947, New York City, New York, USA
13 December 1971, Los Angeles, California, USA
7 March 1964, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
September 10, 2018
The episode goes to great lengths to try to wring commentary and comedy out of one of society's most hot-button topics, addressing non-black appropriation of the word while also spoofing white indignation at not being "allowed" to use the term.
September 11, 2018
On a strategic level, beginning the season with an episode focusing on an issue as heavily-debated as the n-word is kind of necessity for the show; as buzzed about as the episode's topic may be.
September 10, 2018
This episode of Blackish was far from radical; it just kept talking.
September 10, 2018
The side plot suggests a thoughtful consideration of the gap between personal comforts and societal responsibilities, which have been central to the sitcom format but rarely have been pulled off with such humility, humor, and lived-in experience.
September 10, 2018
THE Word manages to offer up a surprisingly complete history of this horrific slur, all while never once speaking it out loud and while telling some great jokes.
